Mirror for watches



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MIRROR FOR WATCHES Filed Jan. 8. 1929 INVENTOR. 44,0910 A. Per-980ATTORNE Y5 Patented Sept. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALFREDIv. PETERSON, OF OBOVILLE, CAL IFORNIA, A SSIGNOB OI ONE-Hm TO ADOIJ' B.KOEHLER, 01 LA FORTE, CALIFORNIA.

MIRROR FOB WATCHES Application filed January 8, 1928. Serial No.881,019.

My invention relates to improvements in mirrors for watches, and itconsists in'the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

' 5 An object of my invention is to provide a mirror for the back of awatch which will permit the watch to be used as a mirror orto be used asa standard time piece.

' Themirror is secured in place by a mere twisting motion, and isrigidly held against Figures 3 and 4 are sections along the lines 3-3and 4-4 of Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a watch 1 which has a rearcover 2. The rear cover has a substantially circular recess '3 therein.The longer axis of the recess extends along the line 33 of Figure 2,while the shorter axis extends along the line 44 of Figure 2. It will benoted that the side wall of the recess is undercut at 4.

The mirror 5 has a longand a short axis corresponding with the axes ofthe recess 3. The dotted lines 6 in Figure] illustrate the true circleand show how the mirror is shortened. I

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device. theoperation thereof may be readily understood.

the long axis of the mirror corresponds with The mirror is placed in therec ess so that embodiment of my invention, it is to be un- I derstoodthat the same is susceptible of'various changes, and I reserve the rightto employ such changes as may come within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

I claim: A mirror support having a recess with long and short axes, theportions of the "wall lying adjacent the ends of the short axis beingundercut, the portions lying adjacent the ends of the long axis havingedges lying; at right angles to the plane of the bottom of the recess,and a mirror having long and short axes corresponding to those of therecess, the

edge of said mirror being bevelled, said mirror bei'n held in saidsupport when its longer portions are swung beneath the undercut walls ofthe recess. 3

ALFRED L. PETERSON.

the long axis of therecess. The mirror is" I now turned through an angleof ninety degrees, which will cause the longer portions of the mirror toride beneath the undercut portions 4. Figure 4 shows a section throughthe mirror when disposed in this position.

The undercut portions .4 securely'hold the mirror 'in place Although :Ihave shown and described one

